Thank You, Canada

Last year, my citizenship ceremony just missed July 1 by a couple of weeks, so today is my first Canada Day as a Canadian citizen. I moved to Canada in 2013 and have since completed two postsecondary degrees, had three different careers, met and married the love of my life, and had many, many great life experiences. Canada gave me the life I’d always longed for and so, on this Canada Day, I want to write about some of the things I appreciate about my country. I appreciate that we have universal healthcare and I don’t have to worry about, for example, the expenses of something as basic as using the ambulance. I appreciate that milk is highly regulated in Canada and our milk follows some of the highest standards in the world ↗. I appreciate that we are among countries with the safest tap water ↗. Growing up in China, drinking from the tap was unimaginable for me. I appreciate that most Canadians are patriotic but not nationalistic. Most Canadians don’t have the Canadian flag hanging…